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Members of the Bandera County Chapter of the Ranchers and Landowners Association of Texas hosted their annual Barn Dance and Dinner on Oct. 3 at the Mansfield Park Banquet Hall.

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The 2009 Texas Invasive Plant & Pest Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and 14, at San Antonio’s Trinity University.

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A workshop on prescribed burns is slated for Friday, Nov. 13, at the Prukop Farms watermelon shed between Alice and Premont in Jim Wells County.

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The first symposium in the annual series dealing with the issues of water use and conservation in Texas will begin at 7 pm, Thursday, Nov. 12, in the University Room of the business building at the University of Texas-San Antonio campus.

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A tick-borne disease known as equine piroplasmosis has been confirmed on a ranch in South Texas. Additional testing is being conducted to determine the extent of infection

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency is launching a comprehensive new evaluation of the pesticide atrazine to determine its effects on humans.

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Feral pigs will be on the menu during the November meeting of the Hill Country Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist, beginning at 7pm Monday, Nov. 16, at Riverside Nature Center in Kerrville.

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Kerr-Bandera County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Joel Gourley, reminds eligible ranchers and livestock producers of the Dec. 10 deadline for applying for benefits under the provisions of the Livestock Forage Disaster Program

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Internationally renowned equine scholar Dr. Jim Heird has joined the Texas A&M family as executive professor and coordinator of the Equine Sciences Initiative.

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Joel Gourley, executive director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Kerr-Bandera counties recently urged local farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers to vote in FSA county committee elections by Dec. 7, the deadline for casting ballots.

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All Bandera County 4-H and FFA members are reminded that the first Swine Validation will take place from 8 am until 11 am, Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Mansfield Park Show Barn at.

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An athlete’s body is trained to handle an amazing amount of work and stress. From runners to swimmers, all athletes train to handle the specific stress their sport requires.

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Wonderful fall rains have filled a lot of the lakes and ponds in the area and with this blessing comes an urge to fish with the kids, grandkids and friends

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Community leaders, elected officials, farmers, ranchers and others interested in learning about the Alamo Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Area Inc.